The real question is: What is God's will? I mean what does God want?
The assumption in traditional theology is that what God wants is to control everything so He has every molecule doing exactly what He wants. If you haven't figured it out yet, I passionately reject this idea as being too much like our own definitions of will and power - control is not the highest use of power.
In many real ways God expresses that the highest use of power is stewardship over what one is responsible for with an eye on development of that person or thing into something better and higher. I believe God defines his power and will in this way. His will then is to develop, grow and make better the people and things under his care.
That has some implications. God is not trying to control everything because he does not have to control everything to get his will accomplished. In fact, letting a person grow and stand on their own may be part of His will and objective.
You can also throw anything revolving around FATE right out the window. What then matters is our wilfully lining our wills up with God's stewardship of us. It means an interaction of God's will and our own.
That of course leaves one last question.
Next: Does God Always Get What He Wants?
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